Policy Brief on Health-Care for Undocumented Immigrants in Illinois
Post by Cameron Desnoes. Colgate Class of 2023. As COVID-19 disproportionately harms communities of color and the nation’s senior population, a new policy in Illinois has been put in place by the State and Gov. JB Pritzker to allow health care and testing to be more accessible for immigrants, regardless of their immigration status1. Passed by the Illinois General Assembly in late May, the new “FY 2021 Budget” allocates funding for comprehensive health insurance to all seniors2. The policy aims…